Research findings from the Behavioral Medicine Research Lab are published in peer reviewed scientific journals, edited books and handbooks, as well as in the popular media. We regularly present at national and international professional meetings and conferences.
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W., Carrillo Ceja, R., Cheavens, J. S., Daneshvar, M. A., Feldman, D. R., Funt, S. A., & Nelson, C. J. (2023). Goal-Focused Emotion-Regulation Therapy (GET) in Young Adult Testicular Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Pilot Study. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, kaad010. Advance online publication.
- Llave, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2022). Social constraints and cancer-related quality of life in single and partnered young adult cancer survivors: A contextual approach. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 1–13. Advance online publication.
- Darabos, K., Mazza, M.C., Somers, J., Song, A.V., & Hoyt, M. A. (2021). Peer victimization and relationships to approach and avoidance coping to health and health behaviors. Behavioral Medicine. 1–14. Advance online publication.
- Milam, J., Miller, K.A., Hoyt, M. A., Ritt-Olson, A. (2021). Is substance use among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors the result of emotional and physical pain? Cancer, 127, 2064-3066.
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A.W., Breen, E.C., & Nelson, C.J. (2021). A randomized controlled trial of Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy for young adult survivors of testicular cancer: Effects of salivary and inflammatory stress markers. American Journal of Men’s Health, 15, 15579883211044557.
- Darabos, K., Renna, M., Wang, A., Zimmermann, C. F., & Hoyt, M. A. (2021). Emotional approach coping among young adult cancer survivors: Relationships with psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and resilience. Psycho-Oncology, 30, 728-735.
- Hoyt, M. A., Darabos, K., & Llave, K. (2021). Emotional processing writing and physiological stress responses: Understanding constructive and unconstructive processes. Cognition and Emotion, 35, 1187-1194.
- Hoyt, M. A., Mazza, M.C., Ahmad, Z., Darabos, K., & Applebaum, A. J. (2021). Sleep quality in informal caregivers: Understanding psychological and biological processes. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28, 6-13.
- Renna, M.E., Hoyt, M.A., Ottiavani, C., & Mennin, D.S. (2020). An experimental examination of worry and relaxation on autonomic, endocrine, and immunological processes. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 122, 104870.
- Applebaum, A., Buda, K., Shaffer, K., Mao, J., Garland S., & Hoyt, M.A. (2020). Feasibility and acceptability of a cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or acupuncture for insomnia and related distress among cancer caregivers. Palliative & Supportive Care, 18, 644-647.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Nelson, C.J. (2020). Goal-focused emotion-regulation therapy for young adult survivors of testicular cancer: Feasibility of a behavioral intervention. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 19, 100648.
- Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2020). Emotional processing coping methods and biomarkers of stress in young adult testicular cancer survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 9, 426-430.
- Gupta, S., Mazza, M. C., Hoyt, M. A., Revenson, T. A. (2020). The experience of financial stress among emerging adult cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38, 435-448.
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W., Boggero, I. A., Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A., Stanton, A. L., & Segerstrom, S. C. (2020). Emotional approach coping in older adults as predictor of mental and physical health. Psychology & Aging, 35(4), 591–603.
- Hoyt, M.A., & Granger, D.A. (2020). Salivary bioscience and the future of behavioral medicine. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 257-261.
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W., Ryan, S. J., Cheavens, J.S., Breen, E.C., & Nelson, C.J. (2020). Goal-focused emotion-regulation therapy (GET): A biobehavioral intervention for young adult survivors of testicular cancer protocol. BMC Trials, 21, 325.
- Wang, A. W., & Hoyt, M. A. (2020). Cancer-related masculinity threat in young adults with testicular cancer: The moderating role of benefit finding. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 33, 207-215.
- Applebaum, A. J., Panjwani, A. A., Buda, K., O’Toole, M. S., Hoyt, M. A., Garcia, A., Fresco, D. M., & Mennin, D. S. (2020). Emotion regulation therapy for cancer caregivers: An open trial of a mechanism-targeted approach to addressing caregiver distress. Translational Behavioral Medicine.
- Wiechman, S., Hoyt, M. A., & Patterson, D. R. (2020). Using a biopsychosocial model to understand long-term outcomes in persons with burn injuries. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101, S55-S62.
- Hoyt, M. A., Frost, D. M., Cohn, E., Millar, B. M., Diefenbach, M. A., & Revenson, T. A. (2020). Gay men’s experiences with prostate cancer: Implications for future research. Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 298-310.
- Darabos, K., Hoyt, M. A., & Ford, J. S. (2019). Relational processes and psychological adjustment among young adults with cancer: The role of technology-related communication. Psycho-Oncology, 28, 2406-2414.
- Hoyt, M. A., Gaffey, A. E., Wang, A. W., & Lawsin, C. J. (2018). Sexual well-being and diurnal cortisol after prostate cancer treatment. Journal of Health Psychology.
- Wang, A. W., & Hoyt, M. A. (2018). Benefit finding and diurnal cortisol after prostate cancer: The mediating role of affect. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 1200-1205.
- Ryan, S., & Hoyt, M. A. (2018). Adult self-image and well-being after testicular cancer: The role of agency and meaning. Psychology & Health, 33, 1049-1061.
- Hoyt, M. A., Nelson, C., Darabos, K., Marin-Chollom, A., & Stanton, A. L. (2017). Mechanisms of navigating goals after testicular cancer: Meaning and emotion-regulation. Psycho-Oncology, 26, 747-754.
- Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). Cancer-related worry and psychological distress in the context of perceived stress in young adult men with testicular cancer. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 6(2), 363-366.
- Seeley, S. H., Yanez, B. R., Stanton, A. L., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). An emotional processing writing intervention and heart rate variability: The role of emotional approach. Cognition and Emotion, 31(5), 988-994.
- Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). Masculine norms about emotionality and social constraints in young and older adult men with cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 130, 351-356.
- Hoyt, M. A., Bower, J. E., Irwin, M. R., Weierich, M. R., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). Sleep quality and depressive symptoms after prostate cancer: The mechanistic role of cortisol. Behavioral Neuroscience, 130, 351-356.
- Tan, J.J., Marks, L. S., Hoyt, M. A., Kwan, L., Filson, C. P., Macairan, M., Lieu, P., Litwin, M.S., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). The relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer. Journal of Urology, 195, 1724-1730.
- Hoyt, M. A., Gamarel, K. E., Saigal, C. S., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). Goal navigation, approach-oriented coping, and cancer adjustment in young men with testicular cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, 572-581.
- Seidler, Z. E., Lawsin, C. R., Hoyt, M. A., & Dobinson, K. A. (2016). Let’s talk about sex after cancer: Exploring barriers and facilitators to sexual communication in male cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 670-676.
- Dobinson, K. A., Hoyt, M.A., Seidler, Z. E., Beaumont, A. L., & Lawsin, C. R. (2016). A grounded theory investigation into the psychosexual unmet needs of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 5, 135-145.
- Hoyt, M. A., Austenfeld, J., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). Processing coping methods in expressive essays about stressful experiences: Predictors of health benefit. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 1183-1193.
- Hoyt, M. A., McCann, C., Savone, M., Saigal, C. S., & Stanton, A. L. (2015). Interpersonal sensitivity and sexual functioning in young men with testicular cancer: The moderating role of coping. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22, 709-716.
- Hoyt, M.A., & Carpenter, KM. (2015). Sexual self-schema and depressive symptoms after prostate cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 24, 395-401.
- Hoyt, M. A., Marin-Chollom, A.M., Bower, J. E., Thomas, K. S., Irwin, M. R., & Stanton, A. L. (2014). Approach and avoidance coping: Diurnal cortisol rhythm in prostate cancer survivors. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 49, 182-186.
- Skolarus, T. A., Wolf, A., Erb, N., Brooks, D., Rivers, B. M., Underwood, W., Salner, A. L., Zelefsky, M. J., Aragon-Ching, J. B., Slovin, S. F., Wittmann, D., Hoyt, M. A., Sinibaldi, V. J., Chodak, G., Pratt-Chapman, M., & Cowens-Alvarado, R. (2014). American Cancer Society prostate cancer survivorship guidelines. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 64, 225-249.
- Hoyt, M. A., Cano, S. J., Saigal, C. S., & Stanton, A. L. (2013). Health-related quality of life in young men with testicular cancer: Validation of the Cancer Assessment for Young Adults. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice, 7, 630-640.
- Hoyt, M. A., Stanton, A. L., Bower, J. E., Thomas, K. S., Litwin, M. S., Breen, E.C., & Irwin, M. R. (2013). Inflammatory biomarkers and emotional approach coping in men with prostate cancer. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, 173-179.
- Hoyt, M. A., Stanton, A. L., Irwin, M. R., & Thomas, K. S. (2013). Cancer-related masculine threat, emotional approach coping, and physical functioning following treatment for prostate cancer. Health Psychology, 32(1), 66-74.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Rubin, L. R. (2012). Gender representation of cancer patients in medical treatment and psychosocial survivorship research: Changes over three decades. Cancer, 118(9), 4824-4832.
- Hart, S.L., Hoyt, M. A., Diefenbach, M., Anderson, D. R., Kilbourn, K. M., Craft, L. L., Steel, J. L., Cuijpers, P., Mohr, D., Berendsen, M., Spring, B., & Stanton, A. L. (2012). Meta-analysis of efficacy of interventions for elevated depressive symptoms in adults diagnosed with cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 104(13), 990-1004.
- Thomas, K. S., Bower, J. E., Williamson, T. J., Hoyt, M. A, Wellisch, D., Stanton, A.L., & Irwin, M. (2012). Post-traumatic disorder symptoms and blunted diurnal cortisol production in partners of prostate cancer patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(8), 1181-1190.
- Hoyt, M. A., Rubin, L. R., Nemeroff, C. J., Lee, J., Huebner, D. R., & Proeschold-Bell, R. J. (2012). HIV/AIDS-related institutional mistrust among multi-ethnic men who have sex with men: Effects on HIV testing and risk behaviors. Health Psychology, 31(3), 269-277.
- Yanez, B. R., Stanton, A. L., Hoyt, M. A., Tennen, H., & Lechner, S. (2011). Understanding perceptions of benefit following adversity: How do distinct forms of growth relate to coping and adjustment to stressful events? Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30(7), 699-721.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Stanton, A. L. (2011). Unmitigated agency, social support, and psychological adjustment in men with cancer. Journal of Personality, 79(2), 259-276.
- Thomas, K. S., Bower, J., Hoyt, M. A., & Sepah, S. (2010). Disrupted sleep in breast and prostate cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 19(7), 767-778.
- Hoyt, M. A. (2009). Gender role conflict and emotional approach coping in men with cancer. Psychology & Health, 24(8), 1-15.
- O’Conner, M. F., Bower, J. E., Cho, H. J., Creswell, J. D., Dimitrov, S., Hamby, M. E., Hoyt, M. A., Martin, J. L., Robles, T. F., Sloan, E. K., Thomas, K., & Irwin, M. R. (2009). To assess, to control, to exclude: Effects of biobehavioral factors on circulating inflammatory markers. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 23(7), 887-897.
- Dirksen, S. R., Epstein, D. R., & Hoyt, M. A. (2009). Insomnia, depression, and distress among outpatients with prostate cancer. Applied Nursing Research, 22(3), 154-158.
- Hoyt, M. A., Thomas, K., Epstein, D. R., & Dirksen, S. R. (2009). Coping style and sleep quality in men with cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 37(1), 88-93.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Kennedy, C. L. (2008). Leadership and adolescent girls: A qualitative study of leadership development. American Journal of Community Psychology, 42(3-4), 203-219.
- Nemeroff, C. J., Hoyt, M. A., Huebner, D. R., & Proescholdbell, R. J. (2008). The Cognitive Escape Scale: Measuring HIV-related thought avoidance. AIDS and Behavior, 12(2), 305-320.
- Hoyt, M. A., Nemeroff, C. J., & Huebner, D. (2006). The effects of HIV related thought suppression on sexual risk behavior: Cognitive escape in men who have sex with men. Health Psychology, 25(4), 455-461.
- Deckro, G. R., Ballinger, K. M., Hoyt, M. A., Wilcher, M., Myers, P., Dusek, J., Greenberg, B., Rosenthal, D. S., & Benson, H. (2002). The evaluation of a mind/body intervention to reduce psychological distress and perceived stress in college students. Journal of American College Health, 50(6), 281-287.
Book Chapters and Entries
- Revenson, T. A., Llave, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2022). Chronic illness and mental health. In H. S. Friedman & C. Markey (Eds.), Encyclopedia of mental health, 3rd edition (pp. xxx-xxx). Oxford, England: Elsevier Academic Press.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Penedo, F. J. (2021). Biobehavioral psycho-oncology interventions. In W. Breitbart, P. Jacobsen, M. Loscalzo, P. Butow, M. Lazenby, & W. Lam (Eds.), Psycho-Oncology (4th) (pp. XXX-XXX). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Zimmermann, C. F. (2020). Salivary bioscience research in health psychology and behavioral medicine. In M. K. Taylor & D. A. Granger (Eds.), Salivary bioscience: Foundations of interdisciplinary saliva research and applications (pp. xxx-xxx). New York, NY: Springer.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Stanton, A. L. (2019). Adjustment to chronic illness. In T.A. Revenson, & R.A.R. Gurung (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology (3rd) (pp.179-194). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Millar, B. M. (2018). Psychological adjustment in gay and bisexual men after prostate cancer. In J. Ussher, J. Perz, & S. Rosser (Eds.), Gay and bisexual men living with prostate cancer: From diagnosis to recovery (pp. 86-99). New York: Harrington Park Press.
- Stanton, A. L., & Hoyt, M. A. (2018). Psychological adjustment to chronic disease. In F. Guillemin, A. Leplege, S. Briancon, E. Spitz, & J. Coste (Eds.), Perceived health and adaptation to chronic disease (pp. 46-60). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Panjwani, A. (2017). Health psychology: Overview. In A. E. Wenzel (Ed.), SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Darabos, K., Ryan, S. J., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). Reproductive cancer and mental health in men. In K. Nadal (Ed.), SAGE encyclopedia of psychology and gender. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Revenson, T. A., & Hoyt, M. A. (2016). Chronic illness and mental health. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health (2nd) (pp. 284-292). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Stanton, A. L. (2012). Adjustment to chronic illness. In A.S. Baum, T.A. Revenson, & J.E. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology (2nd) (pp. 219-246). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
- Rubin, L., & Hoyt, M. A. (2009). Cancer. In J. O’Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 106-109). Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, Inc.
Invited Book Reviews and Commentaries
- Hoyt, M.A. (2016). Book review: What every gay man needs to know about prostate cancer: The essential guide to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery [by G. Perlman (Ed.)]. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 119-120.
- Hart, S.L., Hoyt, M. A., Diefenbach, M., Anderson, D. R., Kilbourn, K. M., Craft, L. L., Steel, J. L., Cuijpers, P., Mohr, D., Berendsen, M., Spring, B., & Stanton, A. L. (2012). Response [to correspondence from J. C. Coyne]. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 104(22), 1770-1771.